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“It was a tactical decision,” Andrew said with a squeeze of Jill’s hand.
“Remind me never to hire you to negotiate for me,” Jarrod said while the others laughed.
The group sobered as Jarrod shut the folder and brought them back around to the business at hand.
“Based on this, the make and model of Theresa’s car, and the connection of the victims to Andrew and Theresa, I’m going to see if I can get a warrant to search Theresa’s home. I’m not sure it will be enough, but I’ll see what I can do. I’ll call you guys as soon as I know anything,” Jarrod said.
Dinner was a little quieter than it normally was with so many friends at the table. Kelly and Jennie worked to keep up chatter about wedding dresses, cakes, and caterers but there was a layer of tension beneath the surface that everyone seemed to feel.
As they helped Mrs. Poole clear away the plates and cleanup, Chad’s phone rang. He left the room to talk for a few minutes, before returning to report to the group.
“Jarrod convinced a judge to give him a search warrant,” Chad reported. “Theresa wasn’t around when they executed it. They found a knife that might match the knife used on Debbie and it has some trace blood on it. It’ll take a long time to process through the lab, though. They’re hoping to find her car so they can test for blood on the bumper but so far, Theresa hasn’t turned up.”
“Anything else?” Andrew asked as he wrapped his arms around Jill in a protective shell.
“Uh. Yeah.” Chad looked uncomfortable as he glanced at Jill before continuing. “They found a lot of stuff about Andrew. Newspaper clippings. Pictures. Some from around the office and some taken around your condo. A few pictures of you at Nora’s house. There are pictures of Jill, too. A journal with a whole bunch of bizarre ramblings. Uh, stuff about you and Theresa being made for each other, signs you send to her to let her know you love her even though you have to be with Jill. Weird shit.”
Andrew was quiet for a minute.
“I think we should get out of here for the weekend,” he said. “We can go up to the cabin. If the police haven’t found Theresa by Monday, we can figure something else out, but let’s just get out of harm’s way for the weekend?”
“I’ll go up with you. Jack and Kelly, work for you guys?” Chad asked as he looked around the room to nods and murmurs of agreement.
After making plans to leave the following morning, Jill and Andrew returned to her house for a tense night that provided very little sleep.
Chapter Forty-Two
Theresa seethed as she let her car roll to a stop outside her office building. She’d spotted the police in her apartment last night when she got home and was able to sneak back to her car and leave before they saw her.
She wasn’t sure yet if it would be safe for her to go to work, but her doubts were confirmed when she saw the police car in front of the building.
That fucking slut. What did Andrew’s little whore do now? This had to be linked to her. Andrew would never betray me. Our love is too strong for that. This could only be his fucking whore at work.
Theresa drove around to the back of the building and entered the parking garage. She drove past Andrew’s reserved parking spot.
Empty.
So were the spots reserved for Chad Thompson and Jack Sutton.The cabin.They must have all gone up to the ski cabin together.
Well, I’ll just go to the ski house, too.
It was time to take care of the fiancée, Theresa’s way. No more waiting for Andrew to see the bitch for what she was.
For all his wonderful qualities, Theresa had to admit, Andrew was a bit weak when it came to whatever hold his little whore had on him. He was weak and blind and, apparently, unable to act on his own. But that was all right.
That’s what Andrew had Theresa for. It was why they were so good together. They complemented one another so well. What Andrew couldn’t bring himself to do, Theresa could. For Andrew, she could do it. She would take care of the damn whore.
Missy listened to Jake’s voice through the phone but had a hard time believing what he said.
How could he do this to me after what we’ve shared? I just don’t understand this.
“You can’t mean that, Jake,” she said, pleading with him again.
“I do mean it, Missy. It’s over. I’m working on getting my marriage back on track. I’m getting back together with Jill,” came his answer.
“But, you divorced her. It’s not like it was just a separation. The divorce is final. You divorced her for me. For us. So we could be together.”
“I’m sorry, Missy. I made a mistake. You need to understand that. I can’t be with you anymore.”
